This past weekend, The Dance Organization of Boston College (DOBC), held their annual dance showcase, entitled “Intrigue,” in Robsham Theater.  Dancers from all grades regaled audiences with a two and a half hour show, featuring ballet, lyrical, jazz, modern and tap styles.   This past Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, Robsham was nearly packed with [...]

UGBC’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting last Wednesday propelled BC students into the holiday spirit.  Students rushed into O’Neill plaza from 5 pm to 7 pm to partake in Christmas festivities, and anxiously await when the tree would be lit. Although the weather was a little warmer than usual, students delved into the Holiday spirit as [...]

President Obama has recently announced a new plan for lessening the burden on college students by outlining initiatives to help lower student loan debt. In a clear effort to pander to young voters who may have become disillusioned with Obama’s failures, Obama announced reasons why student loan debt is a priority for him.  However, the [...]

“Movember” is a movement that raises funds for cancer research by collecting pledges for each day a man grows his mustache.  The movement can already be seen gaining traction as men, this early in the month, let their five o’clock shadows grow in and begin collecting pledges.  Men participating in the movement start November 1 [...]

The Pro-Life Club of Boston College has released a press release announcing that they will host Respect Life Week, a weeklong celebration of life and anti-abortion choices.  The club calls this week a time to bring life issues to the attention of the student body and to demonstrate its pro-life presence.  In the past, Respect [...]

The Burns Library has debuted a new exhibition entitled “Binding Friendship: Ricci, China and Jesuit Cultural Leanings.”  The exhibition focuses on the numerous cross-cultural exchanges permeating relations between the East and West in the late 16th century.  Matteo Ricci, one of the most famous Jesuit missionaries of the time period, is given special attention as [...]

The Student Activity Fee has increased again this upcoming academic year for both incoming freshmen and returning students living on and off campus.  The fee has been raised from $244 to $298, a 22% overall increase.  The fee was increased as the second part of a 3-year program in which the fee goes up roughly [...]

The Boston College Art Club recently debuted its latest exhibition, “Open!,” in which students experience art through alternative media. Artists were encouraged to create anything that had no restrictions on time, finances, and space.  In Bapst Library, students can view several pieces in which offbeat mediums are used to explore and react to the artists’ [...]

On a recent evening, Superfans assembled to celebrate the upcoming Ice Hockey and Basketball seasons at Ice Jam.  The event was hosted by Bob Costas, an NBC sportscaster who announces the Olympics, and sponsored by the joint efforts of the Boston College Athletics Department and the Undergraduate Student Government of Boston College.  Ice Jam was [...]

Nine years ago on this day, the United States was brutally attacked by Islamic extremists and thousands of American citizens died.  Life has since moved on from the shocking punch that day delivered, but greater American life and society has never been the same. “Post-9/11″ has become an all-encompassing explanation for why every aspect of [...]